hand quilting to the max

 I have finally crossed the finish line of my hand quilting marathon.

My constant companion,

falling in love with every stitch.

In an effort to reduce wonkiness

I quilted in one direction

turning the quilt after every line.

When the bulk of rolled up quilt became large and an effort to handle

I began sewing two lines at a time

hence the two needles above.

Last night I finished the last strip with three needles (Mary)

Thoughts soon turn to binding don't they?

This is how I 'audition' fabrics.

Generally I find the right binding 

but this quilt with it's crazy backing got me stumped..

Without really thinking I bought the middle fabric

2 metres as well!!!

I don't think its right.

I'm not 100% convinced

but I think I prefer the

choice below.

This quilt is by no means perfect.

It's been another learning project.

The backing is wonky through hand quilting

and the whole quilt has a curved attitude

because I sewed all the strips one way 

and didn't alternate....add to that a gingham binding on the bias...

Oh my dear quilt I do all these things....

cause I like you,
Yeah I like you.
And I'm feeling so Bohemian like you.
Yeah I like you.
Yeah I like you
And I feel wahoo, wahoo, wahoo!*

* Dandy Warhols